Definitions from Wiktionary (nolle prosequi)
▸ noun: (UK law) A declaration from the attorney general ending a criminal prosecution.
▸ noun: (law) A proceeding or declaration by which a plaintiff or prosecutor ends a legal suit.
▸ noun: (figuratively) A refusal, a denial, a rejection.
▸ verb: (law, transitive, somewhat informal) To issue a nolle prosequi.
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▸ noun: (UK law) A declaration from the attorney general ending a criminal prosecution.
▸ noun: (law) A proceeding or declaration by which a plaintiff or prosecutor ends a legal suit.
▸ noun: (figuratively) A refusal, a denial, a rejection.
▸ verb: (law, transitive, somewhat informal) To issue a nolle prosequi.
Similar:
nol pros,
nolle pros,
West plea,
guilty,
nontenure,
plea-bargain,
pardon,
presumption of innocence,
Alford plea,
Kennedy plea,
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Opposite:
Adjectives:
law-abiding,
ex parte,
no-fault,
voluntary,
parol,
pro bono,
unpermitted,
no fault,
peremptory,
freelance,
impermissible
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